Pardubice region
Pardubice region • One of 14 regions in the Czech Republic • Covers an area of 4519km 2 • 505 000 inhabitants • Highest point: Kralický Sněžník (1423 m) • Lowest point: Labe (Elbe) near Pardubice (200m)
Pardubice region Now let‘s see the most interesting places
Pardubice • The region‘s capital • Founded about 1340 • Sights: – Pardubice Chteau – Green Gate – Town Hall Interesting events: • Nicknamed as “The • Grand Pardubice City of Gingebread“ Steeplechase • Golden Helmet (a speedway race)
Pardubice in pictures Grand Pardubice Green Gate Steeplechase Pardubice Chateau “Golden Helmet“ race
National Horse-Breeding Farm Kladruby n/Labem and Slatiňany • One of the oldest horse-breeding farm in • Nowadays the Old the world Kladruby Horses are • Founded in 1563 bred in Kladruby and • The Old Kladruby Slatiňany horses have their • A horse museum was origin here founded in Slatiňany • This horse race is a in 1947 National cultural memory since 1995
National Horse Breeding Farm in pictures The Old Kladruby horses
Chrudim • Founded in the 13 th century • Became the ‘dowry‘ town of Czech Queens • Pupeteers‘ Cultures museum • Puppeters‘ Festival Mydlářovský Dům - The Puppeters‘ Museum
Hlinsko • The first settlement since the 12 th century • Sights: – The Baroque Town Hall – Ježík‘s House The Baroque Town Hall
CHKO Železné Hory • A preserved landscape area declared in 1991 • Lies in the surroundings of Hlinsko and Chrudim
Veselý Kopec • An open-air museum • Lies several founded in 1972 kilometres far from Hlinsko • Shows the examples of folk architecture and culture in the 16 th century
Veselý Kopec
The Ležáky Memorial • Ležáky was a village in the former Czechoslovakia • During the 2 nd World War it was burnt by Nazis • A memorial is standing on the place where the village used to be
Proseč • First mentitoned in the 14 th century • Tradition of glass manifacturing and pipe making • Toulovcovy Maštale - a sandstone rock complex in the surroundings
Nové Hrady • One of the villages • A Roccoco Chateau, nicknamed as “Czech comprising the micro- Schönbrunn“, was built region Toulovcovy here in the 18 th century Maštale
Polička • Founded in 1265 • An important centre during the Hussite Wars • Bitrhplace of the • The fortification built Czech composer around the town is one Bohuslav Martinů of the best preserved ones in Central Europe
Polička in pictures The Old Town Hall The Town Fortification St James‘s Church
Svojanov • A strategic stronghold built in 1265 • At present serves as a museum
Jevíčko • First settlement in 1249 • Sights: – Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary. – The Town f ortification The Church – The Square The Fortification
Moravská Třebová • Landmarks: – Town Hall in the • Originally a German square town founded in 1260 – the Church of the • In the past nicknamed Ascension of the as “Moravian Virgin Mary Athens“ – Renaissance chateau
Moravská Třebová The square The Chateau T he Church
Lanškroun • Founded in the second half of the 13 th century • Landmarks: – St Wenceslas‘ Church – Chateau (nowadays serves as a museum) The Church The Chateau
Žamberk • Founded in the 13 th century on the crossroads of trade routes • Landmarks: – Renaissance Chateau – The Baroque Church of St Wenceslas St Wenceslas‘ Church
Letohrad • First mentioned in 1513 • Called Kyšperk until 1950 • A Baroque Chateau
Ústí n/Orlicí • Settlement since the • Landmarks: 13 th century – Church of The Ascension of The • A tradition of painting Virgin Mary Nativity Scenes – The square – Roštka‘s Theatre Roštka‘s Theatre The Square
Česká Třebová • First settlement in 12 th century • In 1845 railway was built, nowadays the town The Square is one of the biggest rail junctions in the country • Landmarks: – St Katherine ´ s rotunda – The Townhall in the square St Katherine‘s Rotunda
Litomyšl • The birthplace of the • Gained town privilegs composer Bedřich in 1259 Smetana • The Renaissance • The international Chateau was entered opera festival the UNESCO List of Smetana‘s Litomyšl World Cultural takes place every year Herritage in 1999 in June and July
Litomyšl in pictures The Chateau Smetana‘s Square Church of the Raising of the Smetana‘s Piarist Church and the Holy Cross monastry gardens Memorial
Vysoké Mýto • Founded in 1262 by Přemysl Otakar II. • Landmarks: The Church of the Holy Trinity – The square – The Church of the Holy Trinity • Karosa , a bus-making company, has its seat in this town The Townhall in the square
Choceň • First mentioned in 1227 • Landmarks: The Church – The Church of the St. František Serafínský – Renaissance chateau which is a museum at this time The Chateau - Museum
Holice • First mentioned in 1336 • Birthplace of Emil Holub, a Czech traveller The African Museum • Since 1966 the African museum open Inside the museum..
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